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The nationwide monitoring of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes.

Counting, observing and measuring biodiversity, but how?

To find answers to these questions, MonViA is working on a nationwide monitoring concept for biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. To do this, we are taking a close look at agricultural landscapes – from microorganisms to landscape structures, from field level to satellite data. Continue

 

Biodiversity monitoring MonViA Indicator Report 2024

Biodiversity and agriculture - how data can help to promote both

[Bitte in "Englisch" übersetzen:] Im Hintergrund ist ein Luftbild einer Agrarlandschaft zu sehen. Im Vordergrund ist das Deckblatt des MonViA Indikatorenberichts.

News

Weed Day on March 28, 2025

- Weed Day has been celebrated every year on March 28 since 2003. It reminds us that so-called weeds are more than just annoying plants.

Hello again!

- A face-to-face meeting of the MonViA team was a long time coming. But on 9-10 March the time has come to stick our heads together at a workshop in Braunschweig.

MonViA event information

- On board of the MS Science in Braunschweig - Join the MonViA wild bee team in front of the booth on board to the nearby Okeraue to learn more about the pollinator monitoring.

nützLINK goes online!

- Together with volunteers, one can monitor beneficial insects in agricultural landscapes - whether in orchards or in sugar beet cultivation. Register and join in via the new website on beneficial insect monitoring.

On the ground insights

- Within the testing phase of the monitoring concept "Weed Diversity", the occurrence and diversity of arable weeds are monitored on about 60 areas in Brandenburg and Lower Saxony.